Deadline.com last night posted the news that a Director has been chosen for the planned remake of Rebecca by Dreamworks. He is Nikolaj Arcel (nor me), who directed a film called A Royal Affair and co-wrote the screenplay for the Swedish The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Judging by the comments, Hitchcock fans are not keen…
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I wonder if they will keep it in period or bring it up-to-date? Either way, one imagines that the sory’s solid narrative virtues shoudl see it through (if they keep them of course …) – thanks Rich.
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‘Sory’? Story is what I meant, probably and ‘shoudl’ is maybe should – apologies fo the typing incompetence
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Thanks, Rich, for sharing this news. I’ll be really interested to see what they do for this film.
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Any other casting news? This is one of my top ten books AND movies . . .
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